White on black? Seriously? Thanks to Firefox for reading mode.
Seems appropriate for a piece on the end of the world.
Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
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Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#112Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Why bet the bank on a technology that hasn't been invented yet? Because it's too late. Unless magic non-existent carbon capture technology materializes soon, we're basically fucked. https://www.vox.com/2016/10/4/13118594/2-degrees-no-more-fos... Check out that middle graphic. If we really want to avoid 1.5 degrees, and we can’t rely on large-scale carbon sequestration, then the global community has to zero out its…
But the world doesn't end when we hit 1.5. We'll still be here, and we can still shape how much things change.
> we can still shape how much things change.
No we can't, because most of the CO2 has already been emitted: https://www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-four-years-left-one-poi...
Unless you invent a time machine, or as postulated by OP, some magic sequestration technology to pull CO2 out of the atmosphere and put it back in the ground, it's too late.
It's like we're in a car that's driven over a cliff, and you're saying "Well, we're still here, as long as we invent a way for this car to fly in the next 15 seconds before impact, then we'll be okay"
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#113Ouch. I read this and I am completely confused about what to do with the rest of the time I have left. Should I even bother with my current career in tech, or would it be better to quit it and do something that could have even a slight impact now? These articles are great, but preaching to the choir. What should any of us do? I'm seriously and sincerely asking. Are there any suggestions, from a personal stand point i…
I don't believe the CO2 levels we currently have (and are projected to have) in the atmosphere is a real threat. I don't believe the doomsday scenarios, apparently caused through cow farts and burning natural gas or from combustion engines. Energy must be expended to release CO2, and the energy is almost 0 in comparison to the energy needed to raise sea levels by say, 10 feet. We are talking millions of nuclear bombs…
1. Carbon Dioxide stores lots of energy
2. The sun provides lots of energy
3. Therefore, carbon dioxide is able to store lots of solar energy
4. We are releasing lots of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere
5. Therefore, the atmosphere's ability to store solar energy is increasing
What part of this logic don't you understand or disagree with?
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#114How can a dev get into clean-tech today? What are the current problems a software engineer could solve? Please, someone with the knowledge give us a path. I wish there was an HN on clean-tech with emphasis on IT
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#115Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't believe the CO2 levels we currently have (and are projected to have) in the atmosphere is a real threat. I don't believe the doomsday scenarios, apparently caused through cow farts and burning natural gas or from combustion engines. Energy must be expended to release CO2, and the energy is almost 0 in comparison to the energy needed to raise sea levels by say, 10 feet. We are talking millions of nuclear bombs…
1. Carbon Dioxide stores lots of energy 2. The sun provides lots of energy 3. Therefore, carbon dioxide is able to store lots of solar energy 4. We are releasing lots of Carbon Dioxide into the atmosphere 5. Therefore, the atmosphere's ability to store solar energy is increasing What part of this logic don't you understand or disagree with?
You seem to have this all figured out then, so let me ask, approximately what point beyond your retirement will all of this happen? And I say "beyond your retirement" because that is the time you will probably give me, a time you won't have to worry about anyone taking you to task on your faulty science.
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#116Ouch. I read this and I am completely confused about what to do with the rest of the time I have left. Should I even bother with my current career in tech, or would it be better to quit it and do something that could have even a slight impact now? These articles are great, but preaching to the choir. What should any of us do? I'm seriously and sincerely asking. Are there any suggestions, from a personal stand point i…
I don't believe the CO2 levels we currently have (and are projected to have) in the atmosphere is a real threat. I don't believe the doomsday scenarios, apparently caused through cow farts and burning natural gas or from combustion engines. Energy must be expended to release CO2, and the energy is almost 0 in comparison to the energy needed to raise sea levels by say, 10 feet. We are talking millions of nuclear bombs…
Firstly extinctions aren't rapidly unfolding events.
The problem with stating and imagining things in terms of binary outcomes is you can't have a reasonable argument about anything.
Most of what is written about Global warming are events that will unfold over long periods of time, but nevertheless should the situation continue, they will eventually come to pass.
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#117Why is this entry already on page 2 of HN? Seems a bit fast given the popularity and the fact that it was posted 2 hours ago (also, compared to those that are present on p1) -- edit: we're now on page 3 just 30 minutes after my comment.
Slot 143 Points 112 Comments 111
My first chunk of free time goes into making an automated bigotry-watcher for HN.
This is the purest bullshit I have seen in a while. Had I checked HN half an hour late, I would have never caught this.
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
It definitely looks like people are pushing hard on this one. Maybe they disagree with the article, but the tone of the comments does not frankly reflects this rejection.
Yeah, that is exactly what the problem is. If someone finds something against HN rules here, should voice it in the comments. Having not more than few negative comments (I counted 2) and sinking that fast could only mean it is opinion based flagging .
| could only mean it is opinion based flagging
or something worse is going on
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#119Why is this entry already on page 2 of HN? Seems a bit fast given the popularity and the fact that it was posted 2 hours ago (also, compared to those that are present on p1) -- edit: we're now on page 3 just 30 minutes after my comment.
Slot 143 Points 112 Comments 111 My first chunk of free time goes into making an automated bigotry-watcher for HN. This is the purest bullshit I have seen in a while. Had I checked HN half an hour late, I would have never caught this.
yeah it's concerning, is there a way we can alert a moderator/admin or something?
Re: Losing Earth: The Decade We Almost Stopped Climate Change
#120Why is this entry already on page 2 of HN? Seems a bit fast given the popularity and the fact that it was posted 2 hours ago (also, compared to those that are present on p1) -- edit: we're now on page 3 just 30 minutes after my comment.
This subthread may very well be contributing to the submission sinking: one of the factors involved is the "overheated discussion detector", which, as I understand it, takes into account rate of comments.
From the FAQ:
> How are stories ranked?
> The basic algorithm divides points by a power of the time since a story was submitted. Comments in comment threads are ranked the same way.
> Other factors affecting rank include user flags, anti-abuse software, software which downweights overheated discussions, and moderator intervention.
https://news.ycombinator.com/newsfaq.html
In general, comment threads like the one you've started generate more heat than light (19/116 comments as of this writing). If you think something odd is going on, contact the mods via the Contact link in the footer, as they're the ones who can actually view what's happening and do something about it.
Otherwise, the best thing you can do is make insightful, substantive comments to the thread yourself.